Letter: Christmas is no 'dour, solemn' event but a joyous one

Christmas is a joyous, religious event

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EDITOR: My heart goes out to people like Louis Pradt who seem to enjoy criticizing people of Christian faith and their traditions. One would think Pradt was using barbed wire or sitting on a tack when he penned his recent letter to the editor. Amid sharp words like "thuggish machinations," "ugliness" and "extreme views," his decription of a "dour and solemn religious ritual" certainly does not describe the Christmas I and millions of others enjoy.

I assume Pradt was not at the Grand Theater recently for the "In the Light" Christian music concert. Too bad. He would have shared in the joy and excitement students, parents and grandparents experienced listening to Christian musicians extol their love for Jesus Christ.

Christmas is not a product of the Dark Ages. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of God's son, Jesus Christ, who came into this world to eventually die on the cross for our sins.

Our God is a God of love and forgiveness who welcomes U-turns. Wausau has many Christmas events, plays, concerts and churches where one can discover the true meaning of Christmas and learn how to turn from being a holiday scrooge into a true believer who embraces Christmas for what it is: a joy-filled celebration of the greatest event in world history, the birth of Jesus Christ. God is waiting for anyone to make that U-turn.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Pradt.

Dave Koy,

Wausau

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Letter: Christmas is no 'dour, solemn' event but a joyous one

EDITOR: My heart goes out to people like Louis Pradt who seem to enjoy criticizing people of Christian faith and their traditions. One would think Pradt was using barbed wire or sitting on a tack

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